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Four Juveniles executed in four days
Juvenile Offender Executed in Northern Iran- Four Juvenile Executions in Four Days – APRIL 22, 2014 Source : Iran HUMAN RIGHTS http://iranhr.net/2014/04/juvenile-offender-executed-in-northern-iran-four-juvenile-executions-in-four-days/ A juvenile offender was hanged in the Vakilabad prison of Mashhad (Northeastern Iran) on Sunday. He was convicted of a murder committed when he was 16 year old. On Thursday three juvenile offenders were hanged…
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Amnesty International’s report Death Sentences and Executions 2013
References to child execution in Amnesty’s report Death Sentences and Executions 2013 Full PDF here http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ACT50/001/2014/en/652ac5b3-3979-43e2-b1a1-6c4919e7a518/act500012014en.pdf At least 3 child executions in Saudi Arabia (confirmed – see p10 & p45), Possible child executions in Iran and Yemen (p38) Child offenders remain on death row in Iran, Maldives, Nigeria, Pakistan and Yemen (see p10) Law in…
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Hafiz Ibrahim is now a lawyer
Miraculous escape from execution for teenage inmate turned lawyer Source:Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/miraculous-escape-execution-teenage-inmate-turned-lawyer-2014-03-27 Hafez Ibrahim is now a lawyer, helping juveniles who languish on death row corridors across Yemen. © Hafez Ibrahim The first time Hafez Ibrahim faced a firing squad was in 2005. He was taken to a small yard in a Yemeni prison and…
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Execution of a minor offender in Iran
Execution of a minor offender in Iran – MARCH 7, 2014Source: Iran HUMAN RIGHTS http://iranhr.net/2014/03/execution-of-a-minor-offender-in-iran/ Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Servi A 21 year old man was hanged in Northern Iran for an alleged murder he committed at the age of 17- Despite ratifying the UN Convention for the Child’s Rights,…
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Child Executions continue in Iran
A juvenile who was accused of murder at the age of 14, after reaching 18 was executed in City of Kazeroon Iran” http://www.hra-news.org/1389-01-28-00-30-11/16658-1.html دوشنبه 01 مهر 1392 ساعت 20:59 | خبرگزاری هرانا – یک نوجوان که متهم بود در ۱۴ سالگی مرتکب قتل عمد شده هفته گذشته در کازرون اعدام شد. به گزارش تارنمای پایگاه…
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Juvenile in Yemen Executed
Despite pleas from the international community including the European Union, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and letters from Stop Child Executions President, we are sad to inform you that officials in Yemen carried out the execution of juvenile Mohammad Abdal-karim Mohammad Haza on March 9th 2013. Yemen: Halt Execution of Alleged Juvenile Offender Juvenile Status…
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Child Executions in Yemen
Source: Human Rigths Watch http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/04/yemen-stop-child-executions-human-rights Yemen has executed at least 15 young male and female offenders, all aged under 18 when they committed the offences, in the last five years, Human Rights Watch has said, urging the government to halt such executions. The New-York-based group also called on the president, Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi,…
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Juvenile in Yemen granted stay of execution
Source: Amnesty International Muhammad Abdul Wahhab Faysal al-Qassem, has been granted a stay of execution by the Yemeni President on 6 February, he had been informed that he would be executed on 10 February. His age at the time of his alleged crime has been a cause of dispute. He told Amnesty International that the…
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Yemeni Juvenile Muhammad Abdul Wahhab Faysal al-Qassem at risk of imminent execution
YEMEN: A MAN AT RISK OF IMMINENT EXECUTION source: Amensty Int UA 23/13 AI Index: MDE 31/001/2013 of 30 January 2013 Muhammad Abdul Wahhab Faysal al-Qassem is at imminent risk of execution after the President of Yemen ratified his death sentence. His age at the time of his alleged crime remains in dispute. He…
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Ali (Kianoush) Naderi executed
Iran executes alleged juvenile offenderSource: Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/iran-executes-alleged-juvenile-offender-2013-01-18 The execution in Iran this week of a 21-year-old man for a crime he allegedly committed while apparently still a juvenile shows a deplorable disregard for international law, Amnesty International said. According to state-run media agency Mehr, Ali (Kianoush) Naderi was executed in Raja’i Shahr Prison in…
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Sri Lankan juvenile executed in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Halt Execution of Sri Lankan Migrant Worker Beheading May Be Imminent for Rizana Nafeek, Age 17 at Alleged Killing January 8, 2013 Source: Human Rights Watch http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/08/saudi-arabia-halt-execution-sri-lankan-migrant-worker
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UN special rapporteur reports
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) Dr. Ahmed Shaheed presents report on situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran to Third Committee of General Assembly member states. Full report here : http://www.iranhrdc.org/english/human-rights-documents/united-nations-reports/un-reports/1000000196-report-of-the-special-rapporteur-on-the-situation-of-human-rights-in-the-islamic-republic-of-iran-13-september-2012.html#.UImhIGUrzk9 Excerpt from the report: The Special Rapporteur also reiterates…
